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As scary and frustrating as any car accident may be, being injured by a hit and run driver is even worse. The hit and-run accident victim may feel as if he or she has nowhere to turn. Car accidents in which the driver leaves the accident scene with the intent of evading responsibility happen frequently […]
Clay County Off-Road, a non-profit group of all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts, has organized the 1st Annual Elk Mountain Fall Festival to be held Oct. 22-23 at the Clay-Leslie Industrial Park. The goal of the group is to develop more off-road riding opportunities to attract more tourists to the Clay County area. The family friendly event kicks […]
Attorney McKinnley Morgan has had the unique opportunity of serving as chairman of the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law Workers Compensation Institute for a number of years including the 23rd annual Workers Compensation Institute conference held in May. A founding partner of Morgan, Collins, Yeast & Salyer, McKinnley has focused his legal practice […]
The law firm of Morgan, Collins, Yeast & Salyer is pleased to announce that partners Roy Collins and Kyle R. Salyer have been selected to the 2022 Kentucky Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers is a legal rating service that recognizes attorneys who have attained a high degree of professional achievement and peer recognition. Every year, […]
If you have just started a new job, you may not yet understand the full range of benefits your employer provides. But in Kentucky, one thing you can generally count on is that you are covered by workers’ compensation insurance. Most employers in Kentucky are required to provide workers’ compensation benefits for full and part-time […]
Everyone experiences some physical changes as a result of natural aging. But the strenuous physical demands of some jobs can cause workers to experience greater than expected degenerative changes, leading to the need for joint replacement, spinal fusions or other medical procedures. A Kentucky worker who requires a knee or shoulder replacement or spinal surgery […]
Falls are a common form of injury. The National Safety Council says more than 8 million people were treated in emergency rooms for fall-related injuries in 2019, and 39,443 people died in falls at home and at work. The Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC) says 303 people in Kentucky died from falls in […]
When we think about car accidents, we often envision two cars in a collision. As car accident attorneys, we work to determine who was at fault in collisions and what compensation our clients should have for their injuries and other losses. Demonstrating who is at fault to the satisfaction of insurance companies or a Kentucky […]
Driver fatigue contributes to a significant portion of traffic accidents in Kentucky and across the United States. Kentucky State Police say a driver fell asleep in 1,308 crashes in 2019, accounting for almost one of every 100 motor vehicle accidents in the state that year. Seven of the collisions were fatal. Another 696 accidents were […]
Most car accidents happen in Kentucky’s urban areas, as opposed to in rural areas. The most recent publication of car accident statistics from the Kentucky State Police says 63% of collisions causing injuries occurred in urban areas such as Lexington. However, the majority of fatal collisions (52%) took place in rural areas, often on rural […]